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Category Archives: Middle Fork Willamette River fishing
Mckenzie and Willamette Rivers water levels higher than normal
In preparation for fall rains the Army corps of engineers has been releasing plenty water from our local impoundments. Water released from Hills Creek Reservoir and Dexter Reservoir has both the Middle Fork and main-stem of the Willamette higher than historical averages. While … Continue reading
Pleasant Fall weather continues, trout fishing holding up on the Mckenzie River and Middle Fork of the Willamette
Hatches of October Caddis, Blue Winged Olives, Mahogany Duns and “brownish orange” caddisflies size # 14-16 are present on our local rivers. We’ve had some warmer days and nights recently and trout have responded nicely. As the season winds down Mckenzie … Continue reading
Lowly Glowly pounding steelhead on the Middle Fork Willamette
Caddis fly customer and fly-rod steelhead convert Austin Arrowood has been putting the hurt on steelhead in the Willamette River near Dexter Reservoir on the Lowly Glowly. “The Lowly Glowly is a definite getter. With a few slight changes in … Continue reading
Sleep in? Crisp fall weather is upon us and activity peaks mid-day
The past few days our weather has shifted, and cooler nights are upon us. Water conditions are still excellent but water temperatures are heading downward. The one to three degrees of upward movement on the thermometer are making a big … Continue reading
Middle Fork Monster Tamed
Matt Siegmund sent us a photo of this pig caught on the Middle Fork of the Willamette this past Sunday afternoon. The fish was taken on a Fergus BW Bug size #16. The Middle Fork is in great shape, mid … Continue reading
Wild trout fishing great above Hills Creek, despite fire conditions
Fly fishing for wild rainbow trout on the Upper Willamette River has been excellent, despite the Kitson Fire southeast of Oakridge. As of yesterday, the fire stands at 1,000 acres and was 40% contained. It started Wednesday near Hills Creek … Continue reading
Middle Fork pigs dine on Mega Prince
Long time friend, employee, and instructor for the shop, Tony Torrence landed the two monster fish pictured below this past weekend on the Middle Fork of the Willamette. The Fish were taken on a size # 8 Mega Prince Nymph. … Continue reading
Middle Fork Willamette above Hills Creek Reservoir fishing well for natives
Today, my brother Nate and I cleaned up on the Middle Fork of the Willamette River above Hills Creek Reservoir. The native rainbows up there were hungry for prince nymphs dead drifted with an indicator or off a hopper-dropper. The … Continue reading
Evening fishing on the Middle Fork of the Willamette excellent
Fall afternoons and evenings are a great time to explore the Middle Fork of the Willamette below Hills Creek dam. Currently wading opportunities are excellent and fishing has been good from about 3pm on. We are in a great weather … Continue reading
Prime walk and wade conditions for upper reaches of Mckenzie and Willamette Rivers
Looking to get out of the valley and fish some small water this summer and fall? Water conditions are perfect and fishing has been good on the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette, Salt Creek, Salmon Creek … Continue reading
Pale Evening Duns on the Willamette River bring up wild trout
I headed up to the Willamette River near Oakridge tonight expecting a bonanza. As you can see from the landscape photos, that’s not what happened. Not many golden stones, or even caddis flies for that matter. Small, pale mayflies were … Continue reading
Water Less Fished: North Fork of the Middle Fork Willamette and Big Game Hunting on the Middle Fork
After putting in over 18 hours of work on Saturday, my desire to fish was minimal but with Matt out of town getting hitched I needed to step up and get out there. Keith and I fished the North Fork … Continue reading
Summer wading conditions, mega hatches in the evenings
Summer is my favorite time of year. Wet wading, light till 9pm, dry flies and tons of trout. And the Upper Willamette River is my favorite place to be on a summer evening. The flows are finally down enough for … Continue reading
Mckenzie and Willamette drainages lower, offer best access so far this year
Both the Mckenzie and the Willamette Rivers, and tributaries dropped huge amounts this past week. If you are used to walking in on the Middle Fork or the Mckenzie access is as good as it has been all year. In addition Salt Creek, … Continue reading
Wedded to the Possie Bugger: Middle Fork Willamette Fly Fishing
Despite the climbing temperature, the Middle Fork Willamette remained stable on Saturday as I floated from the Guard rail launch in Oakridge to Black canyon. The river level has since risen sharply and has probably adversely affected the fishing and … Continue reading